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RESOURCES FOR OUR CURRENT TIMES
HAPPENING TODAY!
CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW.
Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 4:00 PM, join the Morris Area Interfaith Clergy Council for Let Light Speak: A Candlelight Vigil in Support of Our Beloved Community—a peaceful interfaith gathering in response to recent ICE enforcement activity in Morristown that detained several residents, including a local student. Community members are invited to gather on the public sidewalks around the inner and outer perimeter of The Green in Morristown to stand together—singing, holding candles aloft, and lifting prayers into the night sky. From there, participants will walk in unity toward the area near Speedwell Avenue, where residents were taken during the enforcement action earlier this month. The vigil is organized by local faith leaders as a peaceful witness to human dignity, compassion, and solidarity with all who fear for their families and futures. We will gather in front of the Presbyterian Church of Morristown and march peacefully down the sidewalk.
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Area clergy plan MLK Day vigil in response to ICE raid in Morristown; will follow MLK breakfast and service by Morristown Green Contributor, January 16, 2026.
This is our house! As citizens, what can we do?
Our Recommendations
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Call your representatives in the Congress and the Senate. Tell them to hold the line and safeguard our democracy.
Senator Cory Booker: 973-639-8700 or 202-224-3224
Senator Andy Kim: 973-645-3030 or 202-224-4744
Representative Mikie Sherrill: 973-526-5668 or 202-224-3121 -
Work with us to elect a governor in 2025 who will protect the constitutional rights of New Jersey citizens.
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Engage in local government! Learn how by contacting John Verga here.
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Know your rights and the rights of other community members, such as the undocumented and our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
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Support organizations that protect civil liberties, human rights and democratic institutions (e.g. ACLU, Democracy Forward). Thank NJ's Attorney General, Matthew Platkin, for joining with other state attorney generals to defend our constitutional rights in the courts. Call 609-984-5828.
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Join and support advocacy and charitable organizations that reflect your interests and values.
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Responsibly engage in traditional, new, and social media. Know the facts. Stand your ground. Be informed.
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Practice self-care. Maintain joy in your life despite the news. Keep in touch with your neighbors living in fear or need.
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A thorough list of tips on how you can get involved!​​​​​
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Morris Plains Dems: What can you do? You can make a plan of action.
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Suggested reading:
What you can do: Revised & Expanded by Robert Reich, Substack, February 6, 2025
A Guide for the Perplexed: Democrats in Distress - Discipline and amplification are key by Jennifer Ruben, THE CONTRARIAN, January 30, 2025
An easy way to call your representatives
5 Calls Civic Action is a 501(c)4 non-profit that helps the public make their voices heard. You can use it on your desktop or download the app to your mobile. It provides you with issues to select from, a description of the issue, a suggested phone script, the names of your representatives and their phone numbers to click on to make your call.
Resource Organizations
Collective Action
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DIRE - Deportation and Immigration Response Equipo
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​Call 1-888-DIRE-SOS (1-888-347-3767)​​
Know Your Rights (KYR) cards by the Morris County Hispanic Caucus (PDFs)
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Print KYR cards, find trainings & locate an attorney:
New Jersey Immigrant Justice Resource Hub
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Suggested Media from our MPDems Members
HANDS OFF our Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, Veterans benefits and more! Check out upcoming events.
Third Act is a community of Americans over sixty determined to change the world for the better. Third Act harnesses an unparalleled generational power to safeguard our climate and democracy.
The Ink - Anand Giridharadas
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Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
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The Contrarian - Jen Rubin and Norm Eisen
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Letters from an American - Heather Cox Richardson
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
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Robert Reich
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We Ain’t Buying It Target Companies
This action is taking direct aim at Target, for caving to this administration’s biased attacks on DEI; Home Depot, for allowing and colluding with ICE to kidnap our neighbors on their properties; and Amazon, for funding this administration to secure their own corporate tax cuts.​​
MPDems member, we welcome your suggestions. Contact us with them at connect@mpdems.org
